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Anne Gregory, Global Alliance Chair
Last month and this is a period of travelling for me when it will be my privilege to visit and work with colleagues in seven countries in Scandinavia, Europe, Asia and Australasia. While the context of their public relations and...

Every year, the IPR Board of Trustees organizes Trustees Research Symposium for public relations and corporate communications professionals to review research-based insights on priority research topics, identified by the Trustees as important to the practice.
The IPR Board of Trustees...

The Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) has seen the first upturn in its performance for several years, according to Beaton's recent benchmark survey of Australian Associations.
Mike Watson, PRIA President
The turnaround follows the election of a...

An innovative communication week for staff: providing communication skills training for all staff at an EU agency
Background
The European Training Foundation (ETF) supports the development of education and training systems in 30 countries bordering the EU. The ETF’s...

Lugano, Switzerland, March 24, 2015 – The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management released today a new study on the state of the public relations profession in Finland. The study has been developed in the framework of the popular “PR Country Landscape”...

There are just two weeks left to apply for the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) bi-annual prize for excellent doctoral theses, awarded to stimulate academic discussion and build the body of knowledge in communication management across Europe.
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This June will see one of the most innovative IABC conferences ever held as members gather for the 2015 IABC World Conference, from 14-17 June in San Francisco. With 60 breakout sessions and keynotes from leaders at the forefront of their industries, the conference will have more global...

International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on March 8, 2015, highlighted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing women’s rights. According to the UN, while there have been many...

New insights into the public relations profession in Finland and South Africa are now available following the release of two new studies by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management.
The new reports have been developed as part of the popular “PR...